As children, many of us had our tonsils removed after repeated throat infections and missed school days. Today, for most of ...

Golden was 5 years old and about to have her tonsils removed to help with some ear issues she’d had since she was an infant. The procedure seemed to go well; her recovery was similar to that of ...

Tonsillitis is an infection of your tonsils, which are two masses of tissue at the back of your throat. Your tonsils act as filters, trapping germs that could otherwise enter your airways and ...

I have been told that I have tonsil stones. What are they, and how do you get them? Do you know if this is a common condition ...

Tonsils are small glands on either side of the throat that stop bacteria from entering the body. They are an important part of your child’s immune system, but sometimes can become ‘ginormous’ and ...

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“I didn’t think it was a possibility," said Katy Golden, who had her tonsils taken out when she was 5 years old Getty A Michigan woman is detailing the shock she felt after learning her ...

The tonsils are an integral part of the body’s immune function. They are the body’s first defense mechanism against germs and viruses that enter the body through your mouth, per Mayo Clinic.

PhotoAlto/Ale Ventura via Getty Here’s a horror story for anyone who had their tonsils taken out when they were young. A CNN article published this week details a woman whose tonsils grew back ...